All properties with existing OSSM systems within AlburyCity LGA will receive a risk assessment rating evaluation to identify site features and constraints. Properties will be allocated a risk level of either high, medium, or low depending on the potential public health or environmental risks. The main considerations in determining risk include:
- Location and size of the land
- Drinking water catchment areas
- Groundwater bores on-site or nearby
- Permanent and intermittent surface waterways and stormwater drainage channels
- Effluent land application method
- Commercial and public businesses
- System design, condition and observed performance
- The amount of wastewater generated
- Soil type
- Vegetation coverage
- Slope of the land
- Distance to watercourses, drains and property boundaries
- Surface or subsurface discharge of effluent, and
- Risk of flooding
Based on site features and constraints, a risk rating will be issued for your system and will determine inspection frequency and approval to operate period.